KiwiSaver Funds - November 10th How to withdraw your KiwiSaver funds without wasting it Co-author Dhayana Sena When you hit retirement age and are eligible to withdraw KiwiSaver, those savings are yours to do with what you like. However, we take a look at why you might want to consider …
Travel Insurance - November 7th Holiday disasters and how to avoid them: 11 tips Co-author: Michelle Norton Planning for a holiday can be great fun and many New Zealanders love a good overseas adventure. But travel can also be expensive, so you want to make sure that when you arrive …
Personal Loans - September 25th How to buy a car in New Zealand If you don’t have the money to pay cash for a vehicle, you inevitably have to find a way of financing a car. There are a number of different options for how to buy a car …
Cash PIEs - April 28th Savings Account: What to look out for when open a PIE The uninspiring name for these accounts puts people off. But it makes sense if you are a 30% or 33% taxpayer to get your head around Pies for the sake of your savings. This is …
Home Loans - April 23rd Innovation snapshot – ASB’s Extra Home Loan Online Payment Function ASB is giving their customers the opportunity to potentially save thousands of dollars on home loan interest costs with the introduction of their new online home loan payments function. Launched in February 2013, the payments …
First Home Buyers - March 31st First Home Buyers – What to look for in a home loan First home buyers, historically, have always been up against it. As demand and consequently prices for real estate go up, so too does rent, making it more difficult to save up a decent deposit for …
First Home Buyers - March 31st Floating or fixed-rate loan: how to choose? Should I float or should I fix? It's a dilemma facing many New Zealanders. For the past five years Kiwis have kept hearing that interest rate rises are always just around the corner - yet …
First Home Buyers - March 31st How to protect your home If you have bought, or are in the process of buying your first home, congratulations. This is likely to be one of the biggest purchases you will make in your life.You now need to think …
First Home Buyers - March 31st Tips for saving for a home loan Saving's impossible right? Ask around and you'll find plenty of people do manage to save for a home. Their goal might take years to achieve, but it pays off in the end. Here are some …
Home Loans - March 31st How to protect your home with mortgage protection insurance Even if you could keep your home loan repayments up for three months, you might want to consider taking out mortgage protection insurance (also known as mortgage repayment cover or home loan insurance), or its …
